ABULFARAJ
\ɐbˈʌlfɐɹˌad͡ʒ], \ɐbˈʌlfɐɹˌadʒ], \ɐ_b_ˈʌ_l_f_ɐ_ɹ_ˌa_dʒ]\
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A Syriac and Arabic writer; born at Malatia, Armenia, 1226; died at Maragha, Persia, 1286. His full name was Gregory Abulfaraj ibn al Harun; his father was a Jew. Of numerous writings, the best now known are a universal history in Syriac from the time of Adam down to his own date, and an autobiography.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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